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The filing was entitled “Apparatus and methods for photosynthetic growth of micro-organisms in a photobioreactor.”
OriginOil, based in Los Angeles, says its inventions address challenging problems in the culturing of microalgae, including high-energy utilisation, fouling of light-emitting surfaces and diurnal growth cycles.
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